The Last Post

Hello blogging world, this is my last and final post of the school semester, I may or may not be back to update, since I know everybody and their dogs read this, it has been an interesting year because I have never blogged before and I'm glad I had the experience to at least try out blogging. I will leave you with these crazy sports pics!!

Peace

DUnK COntests!!

This is a dunk from the 2010 McDonalds All American Dunk Contest:


This is a dunk from the NBA 2010 Dunk Contest in Dallas:


I thought these would be cool to put on as one of last closing posts.

Fake Twitter Accounts?

I just came upon this website saying that some of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization(an NHL hockey team), has had imposters, or posed as someone on the team trying to be someone else on the team and having them tweet inappropriate things. So the article is just saying how people should be careful of who they follow and make sure they have the right people.

To tell if an account is real Twitter has set up a list to see this list go here: http://twitter.com/help/verified

Pro Athletes and their social sites

Guess what I just found another article dealing with professional athletes and their response to what they think of having social sites to reach fans like us. Some of their responses are humorous and you may find quite amusing....

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/06/05/blogging-with-pro-athletes/

Behavior of Social Media

This article that I just found that hits close to home at least for me, being from Nebraska. It talks about Tom Osborne, Athletic Director at University of Nebraska, and his opinion on social media and his athletes at his school. He held a meeting with all the athletes at Nebraska saying that they would be monitoring anything that is inappropriate on his athletes social sites.

IF you would like to read more hit up: http://mashable.com/2008/09/02/social-media-behavior-101-soon-a-required-course/

More Recruiting Thru Internet

Hey party people. I just found an article on the social media guide website that I talked about in earlier blogs. This is one is about an internet site called CaptainU. It's a beta recruiting website that just got started up. It is directed towards soccer players and other athletes. You can read more about it here.

http://mashable.com/2008/08/15/captainu-launch/

What to do with the Fine money?

I just found somethin on the web that talks about what happens to players money when they are fined. It was dated in 1993 but copyrighted again in 2004 so I take it that this is still in play. They are saying on this website that players fine money goes to Charitable organizations instead of to back to the league that sent out the fine. So when anybody is fined it'll go to a cancer foundation or medical research foundation of some sort. You guys think that they should still do this? Or what are your opinions on this?

Read More go to : http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n2_v84/ai_13805651/?tag=content;col1

Ultimate Social Media Guide

Hey Bloggers and Classmates, I have just found a incredible website that may have an impact on some of your guy's blogs. It's a social media guide. It deals with this and that, top to bottom of everything to do about media. So I suggest you check it out if you are in need of new blogs. here's a link to the one about my topic but they have a whole toolbar at the top of the webpage to go into anything you could think of about social media. HOPE IT HELPS!!!

http://mashable.com/2010/01/04/social-media-athletes/

Most Controversial

Antonio Cromartie- NFL Player

Mark Cuban- Owner of Dallas Mavericks (NBA)

Chad OchoCinco-NFL player

Hey guys I just found a website that tells about the 10 most controversial players that use twitter according to andrew at Hunter College and he tells the fines or the things they did after their controversial tweet.

http://coedmagazine.com/2009/10/28/the-10-most-controversial-athlete-twitterers/

KG outburst

Hey guys, I know this doesn't relate to social media, but this video an article is about how players use to blurt out their emotions after games with out social media to go to. This happened within the last month, the person: Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics.





The video is on youtube, but I got it from this website that describes what happened in the game.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/01/kevin-garnett-swears-the-officials-treated-kevin-durant-like-mic/
And here's espn's description of his fine

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=5050457

Twitter and College Recruiting

Hey Bloggers I have found this new article on social media that deals with college sports recruiting athletes check it out if you are interested!!

http://www.edsocialmedia.com/2008/12/using-twitter-for-recruiting/

LeAguE CoMmIsSiOnErS TwItTeR PoLiCy

"League commissioners keep up with Twitter

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tweeted from last weekend's draft, and the New England Patriots revealed draft picks on Twitter before Goodell announced them. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league will review how teams announce draft picks and determine if a policy is necessary. USA TODAY's Jeff Zillgitt outlines where some leagues stand.

League Commissioner Twitter policy Commissioner tweet

NFL Roger Goodell No league policy @Mark_Sanchez welcome to the NFL. i hope u have a long and productive career. #nfldraft

NBA David Stern Up to teams to decide when players can tweet Stern posts on the NBA's Twitter page. He tweeted often during All-Star weekend: "Just visited with two prospective owners, said hi to a bunch of old nba friends at hotel (including MJ) and headed to ariz repub paper. DJS"

NHL Gary Bettman No league policy Bettman has a Twitter page, but he must approve followers before tweets can be viewed

MLB Bud Selig Laptop computers, handheld devices are not permitted on bench, in dugout; portable communication devices cannot be used in clubhouse from 30 minutes before game until game ends Selig does not have a Twitter page"

These are the policies on Twitter or social networking sites in the professional leagues in the United States

Source: USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-04-28-twitter-cover_N.htm

Tweeting--College Coach Style

Les Miles, the head coach of Lousiana State University football team is no stranger to the social networking site Twitter. According to him,"Absolutely, it's for recruiting purposes," Miles says. "It allows us to communicate, to those people that subscribe, blasts of information. … It's also an opportunity for those prospects that subscribe to communicate to us." If you would like to read more check out this article from USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-04-28-twitter-cover_N.htm